A marketing company based in Tokyo has decided to give their employees a little more incentive to stay away from cigarettes.

Piala Inc. made the decision in September to award non-smoking employees six paid days off every year, in an attempt to balance out the time smoking employees spend away from their desks while on smoke breaks.

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The company's CEO said the idea came from an employee comment box submission at its office.

Four employees have already quit smoking thanks to the new policy, according to The Telegraph.

Japan currently ranks among the world's highest in terms of smoking rates, according to the Washington Post.